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Tanani

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 16' 12" N,
135 ° 26' 35.999" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Tanani in Detail.

About

on Tanani Bay, at head of Chilkoot Inlet, just S of Tanani Point, 14 mi. SW of Skagway, Coast Mts.

History

This is the name of a Tlingit Indian village said to mean "leaping place," reported by Aurel and Arthur Kruase (1883, map) and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 200). In 1883 it consisted of three houses.

Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway B-2 (1954), Skagway B-2 (1954), Skagway B-2 (1954), Skagway B-2 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway B-2 SE (1991), Skagway B-2 SE (2017),
Places Near Tanani
Cities:

Chilkoot, Gantegastaki,

Bars:

Indian Rock, Jenkins Rock, Johnson Rock, McClellan Flats,

Bays:

Carrs Cove, Chilkat Inlet, Chilkoot Inlet, Kalhagu Cove, Kelgaya Bay, Letnikof Cove, Lutak Inlet, Mud Bay, Nahku Bay, Paradise Cove, Portage Cove, Pyramid Harbor, Shiyi Bay, Smugglers Cove, Taiya Inlet, Taiyasanka Harbor, Tanani Bay,

Beaches:

Tanani Beach, Tlegu Beach,

Capes:

Anchorage Point, Battery Point, Chilkat Peninsula, Dok Point, Dyea Point, False Battery Point, Glacier Point, Green Point, Halutu Peninsula, Kaskulu Point, Kelgaya Point, Lehunua Point, Low Point, Nukdik Point, Seduction Point, Taiya Point, Tanani Point, Yakutania Point, Zimovia Point,

Cities:

Haines, Skagway,

Dams:

Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam, Louie Nelson Homestead Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Forebay Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Number 1 Dam, Upper Dewey Lake Dam,

Fictional Places:

Cicely,

Glaciers:

Davidson Glacier, Rainbow Glacier, Schubee Glacier, Villard Glacier,

Islands:

Anyaka Island, Dalasuga Island, Kochu Island, Lehunua Island, Pyramid Island, Talsani Island,

Lakes:

Chilkoot Lake, Connolly Lake, Devils Punch Bowl, Icy Lake, Lily Lake, Lower Dewey Lake, Paradise Lake, Rustabach Lake, Rutzebeck Lake, Upper Dewey Lake,

Mountains:

Cathedral Peak, Face Mountain, Mount Gollum, Mount Harding, Mount Riley, Mount Ripinski, Tukgahgo Mountain, Twin Dewey Peaks, Mount Villard,

Parks:

Chilkat State Park, Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Area,

Peaks:

Lactic Acid Peak, Mount Mordor, Nelson Tower, Shakuseyi Peak, Twin,

Ridges:

Halutu Ridge, Ziskokadlo,

Rivers:

Chilkat River, Chilkoot River, Ferebee River, Glacier River, Katzehin River, Kicking Horse River, Skagway River, Taiya River,

Streams:

Burro Creek, Dayehas Creek, Dewey Creek, Haska Creek, Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek, Kasidaya Creek, Ludaseska Creek, Mink Creek, Reid Creek, Shakuseyi Creek, Snyder Creek,

Routes:

Mount Riley Trail, Battery Point Trail, Dewey Lakes and Devils Punch Bowl, Lower Dewey Lake Loop Trail, Mount Ripinsky and 7 Mile Saddle Trail, Nahku Portage, Reid Falls Trail, Seduction Point Trail, Sturgill's Landing Trail,

Valleys:

Ferebee Valley,

Cities:

Lutak, Mud Bay, Port Chilkoot, Tanani,

Waterfalls:

Reid Falls,